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Mar 15 2012

Arab Spring Activists Inspired to Capture Airwaves

Published by under Articles,Media Activism

 

By Daoud Kuttab

Palestinians took advantage of the withdrawal of Israeli troops from populated cities and the transitional period to capture their airwaves and provide local communities with radio and television programs.

At times, some of the young entrepreneurs involved in this were forced to buy used transmitters from the Israeli black market. Most were used by Israeli army units that had been replaced by newer models. Continue Reading »

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